Battle of Linz

The Battle of Linz (early June 1805) was a battle of the War of the Third Coalition that was fought between the armies of Emperor Napoleon I of the First French Empire and Austrian general Dagobert Schroder near Linz, Austria. Napoleon's 1,473-strong French army managed to outflank the Austrian troops after showering the Austrian troops with grapeshot, and the French Chasseurs a Cheval charged into the fray to scatter the routing Austrian troops. Nearly the entire Austrian force was lost, as the French cavalry mercilessly rode down the fleeing Austrians. The French won a great victory, weakening the defenders of Vienna with a great victory.